vanity

1[uncountable](disapproving)too much pride in your own appearance, abilities, or achievementsShe had no personal vanity (= about her appearance).The invitation to head the committee flattered his vanity and he agreed.see alsovain

2[uncountable](literary)the quality of being unimportant, especially compared with other things that are importantthe vanity of human ambition in the face of death

3vanities[plural]behavior or attitudes that show people's vanityPolitics is too often concerned only with the personal vanities of politicians.